Tons of snippets are lying around, but few have 3D-SU goals/concept. What I would tell is that SU is specific for concepts relating to 3D expressions. Such concepts would first be enumerated: concept of rotating , concepts of translation, and so on. A master of SU-Ruby (I am keen to tell Gouru for their overwhelming production under rbs label --with some exceptions--) would express a concept with easyness parcimony, not at the hand of a novice. And then the motivated novice, I am sure will test the snippet, rearrange it and ONE day childbirth (!) snippets which will became a plugin NOT rbs one.
Cogitations or Hallucinations, it's up to you to judge.

I am ashamed to tell thanks for my ignorance.

Imagine a newbie who knows the ABC of Ruby programming. He's lost among 1000 code lines and doesn't grasp the essence of a plugin. Snippet (10 or so of lines) does.
Thnxs.

What do you think to initiate a discussion, named "Ruby Code Snippets",Sketchup Specific, to help new commer to Ruby to grasp the BASICSpatterns of programming.

Thanks.

This arrangement is made with clf_component_stringer plugin.

Thanks Chris.

I think I will initiate (later)a topic on wood grain. Because I have a 1000 questions about it. But not now, I am not yet bored with my chair. Any suggestions. What do you think Dave?

"skip trying" ? For sure no. and Thanks a LOT.

You're RIGHT, Dave. I did it now.
It appears that this is a straight grain. I'll do the same thing with spiral and reverse-spiral (interlocked ?). reverse-spiral is from me. Is there others type of grains?. My ambition is to recognize any part of wood by its grain. Yet it will stay a hobby. Any suggestions?

Hello Dave,
With Joint Push Pull. It works for the first file and not for the second. It looks like it's me who doesn't work.

A parliament or a boxing hall ... as you like.

Extrusion possible for grain1-jpg but not in grain-2.jpg. Please why.grain-2.skp

Thnx dave for your celerity.
First, I am not a woodworker, so be indulgent.
When I saw a piece of wood I am confused with the grain variation from one essence of wood to another. So, IF , I think, we modelled a log of wood in SU and then slice it we can see the grains and then grasp the structure behind.

Woodgrain, a headache for me. PLEASE, would someone explain the lexique and composition of the grain with a file like this attached.

wood-grain.skp

Thanks for the help. It's more clear now.

Bonjour Dave,
My question is: How to make a new plugin, once installed, visible in toolbar via an icon.
Hope this make sens.

Please,how to assign an icon to a plugin in sketchup ?

When I saw this video I realize instantantly that " SU is a twisted redondance" and the secret is on twIStEd not on redondance. Thanks Solo.

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=33226&hilit=photo

A lot of congratulations... But no sharing.
Showing is GOOD,Sharing is better.

No WTF on it's way.

Please my english is very basic. What do you mean by "The arm rests... in the wood grain department". Good opportunity to learn English.

To practice and it became like an addiction.Hope this doesn't bother.